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Brooke Brown ’06, an ethnic studies teacher at Parkland’s Washington High School, was recently named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Brown engages students in her classroom by centering each student’s…
Instruction (OSPI).Brown engages students in her classroom by centering each student’s rich experiences to encourage them to recognize the values in themselves. Brown says that “Fostering a safe environment for students to develop critical thinking skills and to have critical conversations” is fundamental to her approach. “I wanted to be the teacher that I needed growing up” Brown explains. An aspiring Power Ranger as a young child, Brown’s passion for saving the world led to dreams of a law career
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Distinguished Alumnus Award Through years of dedication and service, this alumnus has achieved professional or vocational distinction.
embodied the PLU mission through service, leadership and care— for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. Brian C. Olson Student Leadership Award Presented to a student who has demonstrated commitment to the university and the alumni association. By recognizing the importance of connecting students and alumni, this student has shown a potential for lifelong service to the university.Did You Know? The Alumni Recognition Awards are awarded based on peer nominations and are awarded during
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PLU is creating a campus experience that helps our students thrive by supporting resources and experiential programs that cultivate the mind, body and spirit of each of our students. After all, it takes a healthy Lute to build a healthy community. Many of these resources…
groups and spaces of belonging, and formal and informal mentors Finally, with faculty, they are investing in learning trauma-informed pedagogy and care for our students and selves. Let's keep the conversation going! Read the additional Bjug Day Q&A's Bjug Day Q&A: ScholarshipsBjug Day Q&A: AthleticsBjug Day Q&A: Academics Read Previous BJUG DAY: Q&A with Dr. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Read Next THE PEOPLE’S GATHERING: Truth Tellin’ About Critical Race Theory COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated
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Lutheran Studies Conference
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 The 11th Annual Lutheran Studies ConferenceLiving with Mortality: Illness, Trauma, Joy and HopeThis year’s Lutheran Studies Conference will focus on finding love and hope in the wake of the pandemic and will address the various forms of trauma and loss we continue to face. Mortality, anxiety, illness and grief are near and we struggle to piece life together in a new way. A metaphor for this can be found in the ancient Japanese pottery art, Kintsugi. This art form puts
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“Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded.
capacity they had. In the post-world war II environment of military tribunals and subsequent doctors’ trials, the field of medical science was forced to revise its code of ethical conduct and rethink its notion of patient informed consent, embodied in the Nuremberg Code.Learn more about the "First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust" conference 2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church
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The 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad
-world war II environment of military tribunals and subsequent doctors’ trials, the field of medical science was forced to revise its code of ethical conduct and rethink its notion of patient informed consent, embodied in the Nuremberg Code.Learn more about the "First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust" conference 2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church” took place November 1-3. The
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My goal is to provide a refuge, where all individuals, couples and families can come, to talk without the fear of being judged and to find hope and healing in their lives and relationships.
Alyssa Hilliker, Therapist in TrainingMy goal is to provide a refuge, where all individuals, couples and families can come, to talk without the fear of being judged and to find hope and healing in their lives and relationships. My passion is to see people free of the bondage and pain that trauma and unresolved attachment needs can cause. I believe wholeheartedly that human behavior can be changed and that relationships can be restored through the work we do in the therapy room. I practice
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The first Richard Jobst Scholarship in Sociology was awarded 2009. In his 40 years at PLU, Sociology Professor Dick Jobst established himself as a master teacher, a staunch advocate for social
Scholarship in SociologyThe first Richard Jobst Scholarship in Sociology was awarded 2009. In his 40 years at PLU, Sociology Professor Dick Jobst established himself as a master teacher, a staunch advocate for social justice, and someone who embodied PLU’s commitment to marginalized students. Professor Jobst was the go-to advisor for new transfer students, students of color, and first-generation college students. While he connected with students from all backgrounds, students from some of the most
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What would happen if Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth was not delivered? Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) , written and directed by Isobel McArthur, asks the audience to reflect on our unacknowledged erasure of servants as characters in novels, plays, and other cultural representations. Not…
together. All actors are dressed in white shift-dresses and throughout the play they add a different dress or coat over the shift-dress to symbolize which Austen character they are portraying. As an audience it is easy to get swept up in the way these characters are embodied by the actors, but throughout the play they break the fourth wall to remind us that they are portraying servants to showcase their importance to the plot.One of the most compelling aspects of Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is its
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Two years ago, the Wang Symposium explored the phenomenon of political and societal polarization, and its effect on our world. This year, the 10th Biennial Wang Symposium comes full circle, with a focus on “Healing: Pathways for Restoration and Renewal.” “Even as I was planning…
, Davis, will deliver a keynote titled “Humanizing Deportation: Research and Care in the Hérida Abierta,” that features the role of storytelling in healing. Elena Calderón, University of Arizona doctoral student and formerly undocumented person, presents “UndocuJoy in Practice: Healing through Joy, Storytelling and Therapy.” Sharon Suh, professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University, explores trauma and healing from the perspectives of Buddhism and neuroscience, with attention to
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